connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
emergency staircase; fire escape
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
doorknob; door knob; door handle
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
succeeding; following; trailing; next
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
(opening of a) wound; cut
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
forest conservation; afforestation
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
recovery; undoing; recall
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate